MiddleNeck Living

Easter Lilies, (Lilium longiflorum), with their large, white, trumpet-shaped flowers and wonderful fragrance are a traditional Easter time treat. More than likely your Easter Lily was grown by one of a handful of growers located along the border of California and Oregon, an area labeled the “Easter Lily Capital of the World”. Ninety-five percent of the 11 ½ million Eater Lilies grown and sold originate ...

Devils Backbone Oyster Roast & Dinner Friday, April 15th, 5:30 pm. Savor foods from the Chesapeake Bay and local farms paired with Devils Backbone brews. We’ll begin with an oyster roast of Rappahannock oysters, followed by a 3-course family-style feast, topped off with gourmet s’mores under the stars by the bonfire. $80 pp, limited seating available. Click here for more information about this special event.

Let the new season motivate you to make a new start. The road to weight loss is often strewn with fad diets, broken promises, and exercise equipment that gathers dust instead of logging miles. As a member of the WebMD Weight Loss Clinic, you no longer have to worry about falling off a gimmicky diet because your eating plan is all about good nutrition and ...

There are endless ways to use pesto, the Italian sauce made from olive oil, basil, garlic, nuts and Parmesan cheese, but this pesto shrimp has to be one of my favorites. Whether you serve the dish for dinner with pasta and a vegetable or as an appetizer all alone, the shrimp disappear in a flash. Trust me, no matter how much you think you’ll need, ...

The Northern Neck Master Gardeners and Virginia Cooperative Extension invite you to The 23rd Annual Gardening in the Northern Neck Seminar Nurturing Nature: Sustainable Gardening. Speakers include Lisa Ziegler fromThe Gardener’s Workshop in Newport News. Tim McCoy a Research Specialist with Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs; and Kevin Goff who is the Director of the River Program at St. Margaret’s School in Tappahannock. Click here for ...

Anthem presents the 4th Annual RE Strong Run benefiting VCU Massey Cancer Center on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at historic Hewick Plantation! This event celebrates the life of Ruth Ellen Hurley and all who have bravely battled cancer. Join us for this community festival in Urbanna, one of Virginia’s most charming Chesapeake Bay towns. Click Here for details
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Anthem presents 5k and 10k races run ...

Tickets for the Garden Club of Virginia’s annual Historic Garden Week are on sale and include a tour of City of Alexandria gardens on Saturday, April 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For eight days every spring, visitors are welcomed to nearly 200 of Virginia’s most picturesque gardens and private homes showcased in 30 tours during “America’s Largest Open House.” For more than 80 ...